{"product_id":"freedoms-delay-allen-carden-9781621900504","title":"Freedom's Delay: America's Struggle for Emancipation, 1776-1865","description":"The Declaration of Independence proclaimed freedom for Americans from the domination of Great Britain, yet for millions of African Americas caught up in a brutal system of racially based slavery, freedom would be denied for ninety additional years until the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. \u003ci\u003eFreedom's Delay: America's Struggle for Emancipation, 1776-1865 \u003c\/i\u003eprobes the slow, painful, yet ultimately successful crusade to end slavery throughout the nation, North and South. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This work fills an important gap in the literature of slavery's demise. Unlike other authors who focus largely on specific time periods or regional areas, Allen Carden presents a thematically structured national synthesis of emancipation. \u003ci\u003eFreedom's Delay\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive and unique overview of the process of manumission commencing in 1776 when slavery was a national institution, not just the southern experience known historically by most Americans. In this volume, the entire country is examined, and major emancipatory efforts--political, literary, legal, moral, and social--made by black and white, free and enslaved individuals are documented over the years from independence through the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreedom's Delay\u003c\/i\u003e dispels many of the myths about slavery and abolition, including that racial servitude was of little consequence in the North, and, where it did exist, it ended quickly and easily; that abolition was a white man's cause and blacks were passive recipients of liberty; that the South seceded primarily to protect states' rights, not slavery; and that the North fought the Civil War primarily to end the subjugation of African Americans. By putting these misunderstandings aside, this book reveals what actually transpired in the fight for human rights during this critical era. Carden's inclusion of a cogent preface and epilogue assures that \u003ci\u003eFreedom's Delay\u003c\/i\u003e will find a significant place in the literature of American slavery and freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With a compelling preface and epilogue, notes, illustrations and tables, and a detailed bibliography, this volume will be of great value not only in courses on American history and African American history but also to the general reading public.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Allen Carden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1621900509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781621900504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Tennessee Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2015 pg. 1041","brand":"Allen Carden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46747663794431,"sku":"9781621900504","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_36d2a376-dc10-447b-a480-d67bd9914e06.jpg?v=1743584371","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/freedoms-delay-allen-carden-9781621900504","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}